Tether is loaded with U.S. Treasury bonds! The scale of holdings has soared to $135 billion, surpassing South Korea to rank 17th in the world.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated on October 29, 2025, on the X platform that Tether currently holds $135 billion in U.S. Treasuries, making it the 17th largest holder of U.S. debt globally, surpassing South Korea and approaching Brazil's holdings. (Background: USDT users have surpassed 500 million, Tether CEO: covering 6.5% of the global population, the largest financial inclusion in history) (Additional context: Behind Tether's $500 billion valuation lies the wealth code story of its shareholders) Stablecoin giant Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated on October 29, 2025, on the X platform that Tether currently holds $135 billion in U.S. Treasuries, making it the 17th largest holder of U.S. debt globally, surpassing South Korea and approaching Brazil's holdings. It is worth mentioning that the top three holders are still Japan ($1.1 trillion), the UK, and China. With 135 billion of U.S Treasuries, Tether is now the 17th largest holder of U.S debt, passing also South Korea. Soon Brazil! pic.twitter.com/wUDyvGcSHE — Paolo Ardoino (@paoloardoino) October 29, 2025 The largest non-sovereign U.S. debt buyer, Tether's holdings of U.S. Treasuries have surged from about $100 billion at the beginning of 2025 to the present, primarily benefiting from the significant growth in USDT issuance, highlighting the rapidly expanding influence of stablecoin issuers in the global financial system. Analysts point out that Tether's massive U.S. debt investments not only make it one of the largest non-sovereign buyers of U.S. Treasuries but also reinforce the global hegemony of the U.S. dollar. Ardoino also emphasized that this strategy is helping small business owners and individuals in emerging markets (such as Nigeria and Argentina) access dollarization tools, realizing a path of 'decentralized dollar dissemination.' According to the latest data from Coingecko, USDT currently has a market capitalization of approximately $183.2 billion, continuing to set historical new highs, firmly holding the third place in the total cryptocurrency market capitalization, second only to Bitcoin and Ether. Tether's market capitalization has been continuously climbing over the past year. Related reports Tether: Stablecoin USAT is expected to land in the U.S. in December, first wave on short video platform Rumble Bitcoin Lightning Network gathering: Breez, Lightspark, Tether, Plan ₿ promoting 'Time2Build' to bind developers and mainstream applications Analysis | How Tether regained billions of dollars in USDT transaction fees taken by Ethereum and TRON each year with Plasma? “Tether holds a large amount of U.S. debt! Holdings soar to $135 billion, surpassing South Korea to rank 17th globally” This article was first published in BlockTempo, the most influential blockchain news media.